The High Point Market is the largest furnishings industry trade show in the world, bringing more than 75,000 people to High Point every six months. Serious retail home furnishings buyers can be found in High Point twice a year because if you can’t find it in High Point…it probably doesn’t exist.

DESIGN VIEWPOINTS SERIES: Presented by the High Point Market Authority and ASID, sponsored by Horchow

From Amateur to Authority: Understanding and Working with the MediaSaturday, April 5 | 12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m

High Point Theater at the Transportation Terminal

Complimentary Box Lunch

.1 CEU credit.

Raise awareness for your business and brand by learning how to uncover and take advantage of your media opportunities. Public relations expert Mary Leigh Howell shows you how to gain earned media, prepare for interviews, and build long-term relationships with reporters and editors.

Set Yourself Apart from the Crowd! Essential Secrets for Every DesignerSunday, April 6 | 12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m

High Point Theater at the Transportation Terminal

Complimentary Box Lunch

.1 CEU credit.

Successful designer and superstar Style Spotter Michelle Jennings Wiebe shows you how to transition from selling a room of furniture to designing interiors for whole homes. In this session, you’ll receive coaching on the processes and schedules required for luxury construction and major remodeling projects, and you will leave with a list of action items that you can implement in your business the day you return.

More Money, More ProfitsMonday, April 7 | 12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m

High Point Theater at the Transportation Terminal

Book signing to follow

Complimentary Box Lunch

.1 CEU credit.

Interior designer Kimberley Seldon reveals her Top Strategies for plugging the gaps in your profitability while you increase your customers’ satisfaction. Through her 15 Step Project Management Plan, you will learn how to stop leaving money on the table and gain specific techniques to transform your profitability in just one month.

PPG color trend expert Steve Shorthouse guides you through the shifting landscape of consumer color choices in 2014 and 2015. You’ll learn the overarching societal trends driving your clients’ desire for change. You’ll uncover the aspects of color trends that will resonate with each client’s natural inclinations. You will be able to recognize those color combinations that will be at the leading edge of trends. And, you’ll gain confidence in your own color expertise by building a foundation of cross-disciplined global knowledge.